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wrldwzrd89

macrumors G5
Original poster
Just in case anyone was wondering where in the heck the iChat resources were located - like the emoticons, text bubbles, and sounds, they're here:

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/InstantMessage.framework/Versions/A/Resources

Apple sure hid them pretty well - but I managed to ferret them out.
 
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